ontgroeien

Meaning

  1. (figuratively, often, transitive) to outgrow (to become too big or mature for some object, practice, condition, belief, etc)
  2. (transitive) to outgrow (to grow faster or taller than someone or something else)

Concepts

Translations

crecer más que

hinauswachsen

αναπτύσσομαι

devenir plus grand que

devenir trop grand pour

se désintéresser en grandissant

perdere con l’età

sığmamak

über den Kopf wachsen

küçük gelmek

aus herauswachsen

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɔntˈɣru.i̯ə(n)/
Etymology

From ont- + groeien.

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